Liberty is the sixth studio album by Duran Duran, released on 20 August 1990. It entered the top 10 in the UK albums chart, and garnered a #6 hit for the single "Serious" in Japan Liberty is the first Duran Duran album to feature songwriting credits outside the original five band members. Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and drummer Sterling Campbell were made permanent band members and given songwriting credits, although Campbell would leave in early 1991, before the band began work on their subsequent hit The Wedding Album. Writing and rehearsing for the album took place intermittently between May and July Read Full BioLiberty is the sixth studio album by Duran Duran, released on 20 August 1990. It entered the top 10 in the UK albums chart, and garnered a #6 hit for the single "Serious" in Japan
Liberty is the first Duran Duran album to feature songwriting credits outside the original five band members. Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and drummer Sterling Campbell were made permanent band members and given songwriting credits, although Campbell would leave in early 1991, before the band began work on their subsequent hit The Wedding Album.
Writing and rehearsing for the album took place intermittently between May and July 1989; demo sessions took place in August and September, and final recording began on 9 October at Olympic Studios, with producer Chris Kimsey and engineer Chris Potter. Recording, production and overdubbing of the many keyboard and vocal layers dragged on until March 1990, and the result was an album that many fans and critics considered bland and overproduced.
In a 1998 interview with Goldmine magazine, bassist John Taylor admitted that he was struggling with his drug addictions during recording of the album. He said, "When we were in rehearsal, it seemed like we had a great album, but we weren't able to parlay it into a great album in the studio, whatever. I can just remember smoking hash oil, that's all I can really remember about making that album."
Vocalist Simon Le Bon commented "We went into a barn in Sussex and started jamming away, and before we got finished, it was like, 'Right we've got the album, let's go and record it now.' And I don't think we got it right; I don't think we were paying enough attention. We were quite self-conscious at the time as well, the way things had been going, and it kind of made us stand outside of ourselves to do the album. But out of that came two of the best songs Duran's ever come up with, 'Serious' and 'My Antarctica,' they're really, really beautiful songs. I don't think it's a bad album, but there's definitely weak spots on it, definitely. I mean, something like 'Violence Of Summer,' it just didn't have a proper chorus, great verse though. Just not paying enough attention, we just lost our concentration."
A bootleg recording of the demo sessions for the album, titled Didn't Anybody Tell You? surfaced in 1999. Many unreleased, scrapped songs from the Liberty sessions were heard by the public for the first time:
"Bottleneck"
"Money on Your Side"
"Dream Nation"
"In Between Woman"
"Worth Waiting For"
"My Family" (played live 1989)
When asked about the bootleg, John Taylor said, "I like coming across things that I've forgotten about. That I've forgotten that we recorded. That's what's really exciting about the Didn't Anybody Tell You bootleg, because there's so many songs on there that never got finished. They just take me back to that moment. Actually, what I like about that album is that the Liberty album - when we were rehearsing it, when we were writing it was gonna be a great album. I really felt it was gonna be a great album. When we got in the studio I fell apart and the production just wasn't right. It turned out to be a very mediocre album, but at the demo stage, which is what that album is all about, I think there's a great album in there. Could have been great songs."
Liberty is the first Duran Duran album to feature songwriting credits outside the original five band members. Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and drummer Sterling Campbell were made permanent band members and given songwriting credits, although Campbell would leave in early 1991, before the band began work on their subsequent hit The Wedding Album.
Writing and rehearsing for the album took place intermittently between May and July 1989; demo sessions took place in August and September, and final recording began on 9 October at Olympic Studios, with producer Chris Kimsey and engineer Chris Potter. Recording, production and overdubbing of the many keyboard and vocal layers dragged on until March 1990, and the result was an album that many fans and critics considered bland and overproduced.
In a 1998 interview with Goldmine magazine, bassist John Taylor admitted that he was struggling with his drug addictions during recording of the album. He said, "When we were in rehearsal, it seemed like we had a great album, but we weren't able to parlay it into a great album in the studio, whatever. I can just remember smoking hash oil, that's all I can really remember about making that album."
Vocalist Simon Le Bon commented "We went into a barn in Sussex and started jamming away, and before we got finished, it was like, 'Right we've got the album, let's go and record it now.' And I don't think we got it right; I don't think we were paying enough attention. We were quite self-conscious at the time as well, the way things had been going, and it kind of made us stand outside of ourselves to do the album. But out of that came two of the best songs Duran's ever come up with, 'Serious' and 'My Antarctica,' they're really, really beautiful songs. I don't think it's a bad album, but there's definitely weak spots on it, definitely. I mean, something like 'Violence Of Summer,' it just didn't have a proper chorus, great verse though. Just not paying enough attention, we just lost our concentration."
A bootleg recording of the demo sessions for the album, titled Didn't Anybody Tell You? surfaced in 1999. Many unreleased, scrapped songs from the Liberty sessions were heard by the public for the first time:
"Bottleneck"
"Money on Your Side"
"Dream Nation"
"In Between Woman"
"Worth Waiting For"
"My Family" (played live 1989)
When asked about the bootleg, John Taylor said, "I like coming across things that I've forgotten about. That I've forgotten that we recorded. That's what's really exciting about the Didn't Anybody Tell You bootleg, because there's so many songs on there that never got finished. They just take me back to that moment. Actually, what I like about that album is that the Liberty album - when we were rehearsing it, when we were writing it was gonna be a great album. I really felt it was gonna be a great album. When we got in the studio I fell apart and the production just wasn't right. It turned out to be a very mediocre album, but at the demo stage, which is what that album is all about, I think there's a great album in there. Could have been great songs."
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Violence Of Summer
Duran Duran Lyrics
Hey!, pick it up
This'll get you out.. of your head
China's heading up, by the ratings on a motion
She goes with a real head biker, he's a metalhead
She looks me up and down talkin' dirty eyes
Sweet sayin' boy, baby I can lick you any time.
(keep it up)
(Ha ha, that's right)
Here we go again...
Bit later...
I'm gonna run into 'em round the back
While all them guys break heads in the sugar shack
Don't give me drink, I don't wanna get too stoned
Then we're gonna see who's gonna take who home
The violence of summer, and love's taking over
It starts with desire, ends up under cover
Those lips will make me right..
You may look down but don't think twice (ooh-oh)
So death is on the way,
So what man? I still want to play....
(oh-oh Yeah..)
One, two!
This'll get you out, of your money
This'll pick you up, let's go!
We'll take a ride, going south where her mother writes
For bad news catches up, we still got a little time
We made it all so far away,
One thing is sure, we shouldn't stay
I'll take it all - China gonna get the run around,
A run, a run around..
The violence of summer, and love's taking over
It starts with desire, ends up under cover
China,na China,na,na,na
China,na China,na,na,na
China,na China,na,na,na
China,na China,na,na
The violence of summer, and love's taking over
It starts with desire, ends up under cover
Mmmmmm
Loves taking over..
Yes loves taking over..
Loves taking over..
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: STERLING CAMPBELL, WARREN CUCCURULLO, SIMON LE BON, NICK RHODES, JOHN TAYLOR
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R RR
Violence Of Summer, Do You Believe In Shame? and Electric Barbarella are the most underrated songs on their catalog... they should had been massive hits.
Jeff Green
I just think that they are underrated as a band, there’s a lot of snobbery where Duran Duran are concerned.
Sasha Dzura
True…although and as well as the albums Medazzaland, Pop Trash, Red Carpet Massacre and my absolute favorite DURAN DURAN album of all time “All You Need Is Now” (which did receive some recognition and accolades including the title track reaching the #1 spot on the US iTunes chart). I pledge allegiance to Duran Duran just for the creation of this album on its own!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Simon Edgbaston
🕊 Yes wonderful 👍
stanlow1980
I am perpetually at a loss as to why it seems many Durannies hate this song!
El profe
Esta es una buena canción. Sólo le faltaron mas guitarras, pues tiene una intensión más roquera, pero suena a mucho pop.
Quizas si hubiese sido producida de otra forma, habría sido un tremendo hit.
Me sucede lo mismo con Electric Barbarella.
evieraotacon
It's a shame that this album was not well received at the time of it's release. It was due to the fact they completely changed their sound and style. But I heard the whole album and and to me it's a diamond in the rough. I still have my copy and I do enjoy it.😊
Gus Toledo
La mejor música de todos los tiempo en la actualidad no hay nadie que lo iguale
Simon Edgbaston
✨️✨️ Except Duran Duran 😊
Hector Carreno
Han pasado casi 30 años y no me canso de escucharla. Simplemente un clasico